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Shocker: Melania Trump, wife of world’s most famous birther, admires the Obamas’ American values; Make Republicans first again; Will Ted Cruz be another ‘first’?; On the dark forces in Cleveland; An appeal to Mike Pence: Leave your anti-LGBT views behind; The Atlantic’s first second printing, by the numbers; ‘Lock her up’ is the chant of a banana republic; Republican thinking is inside the box; The GOP convention shows a party completely out of ideas; How the fall of the godfather of conservative media could save the GOP; We need to eat less meat. Should the government step in?; Trump keeps Melania-plagiarism story alive; Is job insecurity overstated?; ‘Lunatic shortage in rest of world’ as Cleveland proves magnetic;     Stacked townhouses fill an important housing niche They're not that common in D.C., but they should be. By Dan Reed  •  All Opinions Are Local  •  Read more » Shocker: Melania Trump, wife of world’s most famous birther, admires the Obamas’ American values A new statement from the Trump campaign is important beyond the plagiarism mess. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Make Republicans first again By nominating Donald Trump, the Republican leadership has confirmed that winning the presidency is more important to them than the good of the country. By Ann Telnaes  •  Read more »   Will Ted Cruz be another ‘first’? Will this be the start of his 2020 campaign? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   On the dark forces in Cleveland It's a convergence of protests outside Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena. There are militiamen and open-carry supporters, as well as Black Lives Matter protesters. There's a heavy police presence, and Amnesty International is on hand to observe the proceedings. By Karen Attiah  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » An appeal to Mike Pence: Leave your anti-LGBT views behind A fellow Republican asks the GOP's vice-presidential nominee to embrace inclusion. By Chrys P. Kefalas  •  Read more »   The Atlantic’s first second printing, by the numbers A pro-establishment piece moves sales. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more » ‘Lock her up’ is the chant of a banana republic Beyond the pale: Criminalizing the opposition By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Republican thinking is inside the box For them it's a conviction. By Tom Toles  •  Read more »   The GOP convention shows a party completely out of ideas Republicans remain stuck offering either old slogans or nothing at all. By James Downie  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   How the fall of the godfather of conservative media could save the GOP Roger Ailes' downfall is much more than a media story. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   We need to eat less meat. Should the government step in? A little intervention might not be so bad. By Laura Wellesley  •  In Theory  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump keeps Melania-plagiarism story alive This man cannot be stopped, at least from obsessing over the media. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Is job insecurity overstated? The labor market is more stable than commonly believed, a new study argues. By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   ‘Lunatic shortage in rest of world’ as Cleveland proves magnetic Freedom's just another word for "totally out of our minds." By Joel Achenbach  •  Achenblog  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   In Theory Emerging ideas and the arguments behind the news. Sign Up »         Share Opinions P.M.:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071